Advertising device.



H. R. STOTTUM ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED un. 24, 1908.'

Patented Deo. 22, 1908.

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APPLIoATIoN FILED M124, 190s.

Patented Deo. 22, 1908.

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HERMAN R. STOTTUM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

A Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Application led. Max-ch 24, 1908. Serial No. 423,028.

T o all whom, 'it may concern:Y

Be it known that I, HERMAN l. S'roTTUM a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Advertising Devices, of wlnch the following is a specification.

My invention relates' to advertising dev-ices and particularly to that class characterized by a fixed frame for removably holding a plurality of advertising cards.

The object of my invention is to provide a frame adapted to be permanently fixed, and provided with a mirror and equipped with a l plurality of suitable pockets or spaces sur rounding the mirror for holding advertising cards. A

The device is especially adapted to be secured to the ceiling in a barber shop above the chair, where it will Lbe readily seen, and one of the objects of my invention is to provide a device of this character in which the advertising cards may be readily and quickly placed, or removed without removing or disturbing any portion od the device.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device as mentioned, which shall be of neat appearance, durable and of low cost to manufacture.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a face view of an advertising device embodying my invention in its referred form, Fig. 2 is a section on the ine ol' Fig. 1 illustrating the device in position against the ceiling, Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line l/-y of Fi f. 1, Fig. 4 isl an enlarged detail sect-ion on the line z-z of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of one of the corners, Fig. 6 is a face view of a modified form of the device, and Fig. 7 is a section on the line lw-w of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a detail plan view.

In carrying out my invention I may form the device with a wooden or metal frame, the latter being preferred, and in Figs. 1 to 5 I have illustrated the referred form, and in Figs. 6 to 8 the mo( ified form or wooden frame. Referring now to Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, it will be seen that the device is formed of a pair of rectangular frames of different sizes and arranged one within the other. These are connected at the corners by ornamental metal plates which afford means for readily securing the device to a ceiling. Within the inner frame is arranged a mirror and the spaces between the inner and outer frames intermediate of the ornamental corner members are arranged to hold advertising cards. Iv prefer that the panels for holding the cards shall be provided with an ordinary transparent glass and that the cards be arranged above the same, although the glass may be omitted if desired.

The device is so arranged that the cards may be inserted or removed from the edge without disturbing the device or any of its parts.

1 indicates the inner frame and 2 the outer frame. These are illustrated as being rectangular in form and shall be so described herein, although it is obvious that it may be of any desired configuration. As illustrated in the drawings the frame 1 is formed of the four strips 3 formed of sheet metal and suitably connected at the corners as by soldering. Each strip 3 is formed of a separate piece of sheet metal bent into the forni shown which comprises a substantialliv rectangular' head or beading 4 forming the frame proper, and the vertical flanges 5 formed by the parallel edges of the strip. The flanges 5 are centrally disposed upon the upper face of the beading 4 forming the shoulders 6 and 7. Upon the shoulders 6 rest the mirror 8 provided With a suitable bac-king 9.

The outer frame is composed of the four similar strips 10, each formed of a single strip of sheet metal bent into the required sha e and connected in a manner similar t0 t e strips 3. Each strip is bent to form a shoulder 11 on its inner side and in the same plane with the shoulder 7. T o this end one edge of the strip is arranged horizontally as shown in Fig. 4 to form said shoulder and is then bent downwardly as at 12, outwardly as at 13 and upwardly as at 14. to form a head or beading. The portion 14, forming the outer edge of the trame extends somewhat above the level of the shoulder 11, but not quite as high as the flanges 5. It is then turned inwardly as at 15 and downwardly as at 16 forming a vertically disposed shoulder 17. To secure the frames 1 and 2 together, each corner of the device is provided with an ornamental plate 18 which rests between the flanges 5 and the shoulders 17 and is secured as b soldering to the shoulders 7 and 11 of the trames respectively. 'l he plates 18 are preferably backed by blocks 1'.) which pret'- erabl)l extend into a plane Hush with the up per edges of the flanges 5 and the device is secured to the ceiling 20 by screws 21 passing through the plates 18 and the .blocks It). The flanges 5 and the blocks 19 hold the ledges 15 a short distance below the ceiling forming the apertures :22 through which the advertising cards .23 may be readily placed or removed. l'esting upon the shoulders 7 and 11 and intermediate of the plates 15s' are the glass plates 24, the flanges 5, the shoulders 17, the plates 18 andthe blocks 19 serving to hold them in position. i l

In Figs. 6 to 8 I have illustrated a iiiodihed forni of my invention. As shown tl'icrein the inner and outer frames 1 and 2 respectively are formed of wooden beading having their adjacent. faces grooved forming the shoulders 7 and l1 to receive the advertising cards 223. The inner and outer frames are connected by the wooden members 18 which extend continuously around the device forming a backing for the cards which are inserted from the iront or underl'ace oi' the device when it is in position. 'l he members 1S loi'in a solid frame and the device is secured to the ceiling by the screws 21 passing therethrough. 'l he upper edge of the frame 1 forms a shoulder 6 to support. the mirror S and the ineinbers 1S may be rabbeted as at .5 to increase the width of the ledge or shoulder 6. r1`he flexible cards are inserted from the lace of the device as mentioned, and their corners are initered as at 26.

27 indicates llexible strips which are sprung into the grooves 7" and 11 and eX- tend from the corner of one frame to the adl jacent corner i ered edges of of the other to retain the mithe cards in place.

l Having described my invention what l I secured to a ceiling and comprising a pair of and desire to secure by Letters similar frames arranged one within the other and in the same plane, a plurality of members connecting said frames and forming a rigid device, a mirror arranged in the inner I frame, and advertising cards arranged in the spaces between said frames the adjacent l edges ol" said frames being shouldered to rel ceive the edges of the cards and said cards ,lbeing adapted to be inserted or removed Il from said frame without moving the device l or any portion thereof, substantially as del scribed. i 2. An advertising device adapted to be l secured to a ceiling and comprising an inner l and outer frame of different sizes 'and arn l ranged one within the other, a plurality `ot' l members connecting said frames and forming a rigid device, a mirror arranged in the inner I fraine and a pluralit;r of advertising cards supported between said frames, and means l on the outer frame to space the saine a slight 'i distance below the ceilingl to permit the cards I to be freely inserted or removed from the device without moving t-he latter or any portion thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

.HERMAN lt. STOTTUM.

Witnesses t HELEN F. LiLLis, HOWARD S. AUSTIN.

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